Liner Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.40617, -1.28733
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swallow, Swift, Rook +20 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Swift, Rook +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +130 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +130 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Large Bindweed +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Doorstep Walk Walking route ▾
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Doorstep Walk Walking route ▾
Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Sandy Flat Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 674 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 674 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 283 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Pinchmill Fisheries, Pinch Mill Farm
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Wildlife to spot
2,853 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,853 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Swift · Rook · Kestrel · House Sparrow +18
Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Red-green Carpet · Juniper Carpet · November Moth agg. · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Large Yellow Underwing +32
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2018 Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2018 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2018 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018 Lily Beetle Fairy Ring Champignon
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Large Bindweed · Red Valerian · Himalayan Honeysuckle +6
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2023 Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,853 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Swift · Rook · Kestrel · House Sparrow +18
Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Red-green Carpet · Juniper Carpet · November Moth agg. · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Large Yellow Underwing +32
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2018 Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2018 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2018 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018 Lily Beetle Fairy Ring Champignon
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Large Bindweed · Red Valerian · Himalayan Honeysuckle +6
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2023 Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lilioceris lilii2021
Lilioceris lilii2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2018
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2018
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2018
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2018
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2021
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2021
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus2021
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2020
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2020
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2020
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2018
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2018
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2018
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2018
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2018
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2018
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2018
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2018
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2018
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2018
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2018
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2018
Brick Sunira circellaris2018
Brick Sunira circellaris2018
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2018
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2018
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2018
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2018
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2018
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2018
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2018
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2018
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2018
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2018
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2018
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2018
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2018
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2018 2023
2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2022
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2022
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus2019
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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